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The Great Northern Trek to Nebraska
A cross-country journey from the coast of Maine through the Great Lakes region to the heart of Nebraska.
7days
21stops
2524km
Day 1: Bangor → Portland Head Light → North Conway
3h 51min · 323km3 stops
Bangor
09:00
2h 11min · 218km
Portland Head Light
12:30
1h 40min · 105km
North Conway
16:00
Day 2: Kancamagus Highway → Montpelier → Burlington
2h 30min · 194km3 stops
Kancamagus Highway
09:30
49min · 56km
Montpelier
13:00
1h 41min · 138km
Burlington
16:30
Day 3: Lake Placid → Skaneateles → Geneva
5h 59min · 450km3 stops
Lake Placid
10:00
1h 57min · 97km
Skaneateles
14:30
4h 2min · 353km
Geneva
17:30
Day 4: Niagara Falls → Presque Isle → Cleveland
4h 4min · 397km3 stops
Niagara Falls
10:30
1h 58min · 194km
Presque Isle
14:00
2h 6min · 203km
Cleveland
17:00
Day 5: Cuyahoga Valley National Park → Shipshewana → South Bend
3h 59min · 399km3 stops
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
11:00
28min · 32km
Shipshewana
14:30
3h 31min · 368km
South Bend
17:30
Day 6: Starved Rock → Iowa City → Des Moines
5h 3min · 494km3 stops
Starved Rock
11:00
2h 40min · 252km
Iowa City
15:00
2h 23min · 241km
Des Moines
17:30
Day 7: Omaha → Platte River → David City
2h 40min · 267km3 stops
Omaha
10:30
2h 4min · 217km
Platte River
14:00
36min · 50km
David City
16:30
Heads Up
- 1. Keep an E-ZPass in the car; the tolls through New York, Ohio, and Indiana can add up, and having the transponder saves a ton of time.
- 2. Day 3: 6h 50m driving — plan rest stops
- 3. Day 4: 5h 44m driving — plan rest stops
- 4. Day 6: 6h 51m driving — plan rest stops